ropey pilot - this is how it works.
GG pay low hourly rate, but agree job and finish with staff.
this means for example a driver on an 8 hour shift being rostered to do say 4 deliveries. if he finishes in 4 hours, he`s off. if GG want him to stay to do an extra run, they have to guarantee him 4 hours at overtime rate.
all very 1970`s, and all very well if you are making big profits. but if you are losing £500k per week, you need to sort these (inherited from BA) practices out.
surely it would be better to negotiate a slightly better hourly rate with staff, in exchange for more up to date working practices. but of course staff (and unions) dont want to give any ground.
GG staff need to wake up, we are 30 years on from this type of thing.